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135 Cards in this Set
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haec
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as follows
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castris
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for (the purpose of building) a camp
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deligo, deligere, delegi, delectus
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to pick out, choose
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summum, -i, n.
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highest point, top
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aequaliter, adv
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evenly
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declivis, -is, -e
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sloping downward
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Sabis, Sabis, acc. Sabim, m.
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the Sambre (a river in Belgium)
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vergo, vergere
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to slope down, be inclined down to, descend
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acclivitas, acclivitatis, f.
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ascent, upward slope
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contrarius, -a, -um
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facing; across the way
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adversus huic et contrarius
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(directly) facing this (hill) and across the way
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passus circiter ducentos
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for about two hundred paces
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infimus, -a, -um
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lowest; at the bottom
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pari acclivitate collis
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a hill with a similar descent
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adversus, -a, -um + dat
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opposite, facing
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apertus, -a, -um
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open, exposed, bare (of trees)
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ab
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on, along
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superior, superior, superius, gen. superioris
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higher
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silvestris, -is, -e
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wooded, covered with trees
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introrsus, adv
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within
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occultus, -a, -um
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hidden, secret, concealed
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in occulto
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in hiding
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secundum, prep + acc
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along, alongside
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statio, stationis, f
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lookout post, detachment (of soldiers or cavalry)
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altitudo, altitudinis, f
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height; depth
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pedum circiter trium
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(of) about three feet
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omnibus copiis
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with all his troops
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ratio ordoque
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general arragnment
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agmen, agminis, n
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marching line, army on the march
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aliter, adv
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otherwise, differently
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Nervii, -orum, m. pl.
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the Nervii
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defero, deferre, detuli, delatus, irreg
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to carry along; to report
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consuetudine sua
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by his custom = as was his custom
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expeditas
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in light marching order
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impedimentum, -i, n
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impediment, obstacle; pl baggage train
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colloco, -are, -avi, -atus
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to place, position
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proxime
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most recently
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collocarat =
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collocaverat =
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conscribo, conscribere, conscripsi, conscriptus
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to enlist; to raise, levy
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agmen claudere, idiom
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to close the column = to bring up the rear
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appropinquo, -are, -avi, + dat.
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to approach, draw near (to)
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collis, collis, collium, m
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hill
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contineo, -ere, continui, contentus
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to hold, keep
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ducenti, -ae, -a
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two hundred
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facile, adv
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easily
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inde, adv
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then, following that
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intra, prep + acc
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indisde, within
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nascor, -i, natus sum
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to be born; to arise
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natura, -ae, f
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nature; layout
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nomino, -are, -avi, -atus
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to name, mention
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pes, pedis, m
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foot
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post, prep + acc
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after, behind
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praemitto, -ere, praemissi, praemissus
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to send ahead
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sex
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six
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subsequor, -i, subsecutus sum
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to follow close behind
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supra, adv
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above, previously
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funditor, funditoris, m
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slinger
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sagittarius, -i, m
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archer
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Cum . . . illi . . ., interim legiones sex
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While they (i.e. the enemy cavalry) . . ., (meanwhile) the six legions . . .
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recipio, recipere, recepi, receptus
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to receive; to take back
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se recipere
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to retreat, withdraw
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neque nostri . . . auderent =
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et nostri . . . non auderent =
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longius quam quem ad finem
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beyond where;
farther than to which end (i.e. the line of the trees) |
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porrigo, porrigere, porrexi, porrectus
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to reach out, stretch, extend
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cedentes =
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eos (i.e. the enemy cavalry) =
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opus, operis, n
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work; building, fortifying
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dimetior, dimetiri, dimensus sum
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to measure out
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opere dimenso
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once the work was measured out, or, more fully, once the measurements for the fortifaction were taken
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munio, -ire, -ivi, -itus
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to fortify; to construct, build
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prima impedimenta
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the first (sign of the) baggage train = the front of the baggage train
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lateo, latere, latui
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to lie hidden, be concealed
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convenio, convenire, conveni, conventus
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to come together; to come to an agreement; to be agreed upon
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quod tempus . . . convenerat
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the (very) time . . . that had been agreed upon
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ut
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(exactly) as
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confirmo, -are, -avi, -atus
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to strengthen; to encourage
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atque ipsi sese confirmaverant
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and (as) they themselves had encouraged each other (to do)
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provolo, -are, -avi, -atus
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to fly forward; to rush forward
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proturbo, -are, -avi, -aturus
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to drive away in confusion, scatter pell-mell
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incredibili
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with (such) amazing
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et . . . et . . . et
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both . . . and . . . and
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in manibus nostris
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in our midst, among us
lit. in our hands |
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adverso colle
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up the hill;
lit. by means of the hill facing (them) |
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contendo, contendere, contendi, contentus
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to rush, hasten, race
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audeo, -ere, ausus sum
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to dare
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cedo, -ere, cessi, cessurus
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to go; to retreat, withdraw
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celeritas, celeritatis, f.
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speed
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coepi, coepisse, coeptus, defecive verb
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I began
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decurro, -ere, de(cu)curri, decursus
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to run down
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identidem, adv
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repeatedly
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insequor, -i, insecutus sum
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to follow after, pursue
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interim, adv
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meanwhile
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occupatus, -a, -um
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engaged
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paene, adv
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almost
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primus, -a, -um
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first
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rursus, adv
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again
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transgredior, -i, transgressus sum
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to cross
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uno tempore
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at one time, simultaneously
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venio, -ire, veni, venturus
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to come
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videor, -eri, visus sum
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to be seen; to seem, appear
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omnia . . . erant agenda
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all things had to be done
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vexillum, -i, n
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flag, banner
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propono, proponere, proposui,propositus
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to put up, raise
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insigne, insignis, insignium, n
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mark, signal, cue, sign
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tuba, -ae, f
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trumpet
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ab . . . milites; qui . . . arcessendi
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(Some) soldiers . . ., (while others) who . . ., had to be sent for
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paulo longius
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a little farther;
lit farther by little |
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cohortor, cohortari, cohortatus sum
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to exhort, encourage
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Quarum rerum
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But . . . of these things
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incursus, -us, m
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assault, attack
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scientia atque usus militum, quod . . . poterant, et quod . . . Caesar . . . vetuerat
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(first) the (military) knowledge and experience of his soldiers, because . . . they were able . . ., and (second) the fact that Caesar had told (them) not to . . .
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superioribus proeliis
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in earlier battles
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non minus commode . . . quam
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litotes, no less easily . . . than = just as easily as
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praescribo, praescribere, praescripsi, praescriptus
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to describe beforehand; to decide, determine
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nisi munitis castris
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until the camp had been fortified;
lit unless with the camp fortified |
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nihil iam
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not any longer, no longer
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imperium, -i, n
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command, order
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quae videbantur
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what seemed (best)
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administro, -are, -avi, -atus
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to manage, carry out, handle
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ago, -ere, egi, actus
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to drive; to do
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arcesso, -ere, arcessivi, arcessitus
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to summon, send for
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brevitas, brevitatis, f
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shortness
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concurro, -ere, concurri, concursurus
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to rush, hurry
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difficultas, difficultatis, f
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difficulty, trouble
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doceo, -ere, docui, doctus
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to teach, instruct, show
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exerceo, -ere, -ui, -itus
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to train
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exspecto, -are, -avi, -atus
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to wait for, expect
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fio, fieri, factus sum, irreg
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to be done; to happen
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impedio, -ire, -ivi, -itus
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to hinder, hamper, prevent
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nisi, conj
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unless, if . . . not
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oportet, -ere, oportuit, impersonal
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it is necessary
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paulum, -i, n
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a little
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procedo, -ere, processi, processurus
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to go forward, go off
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revoco, -are, -avi, -atus
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to recall
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scientia, -ae, f
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knowledge
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veto, -are, vetui, vetitus
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to forbid, tell X not to
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